Spend each morning learning new skills or refining your practice, alongside skilled craftspeople. Each afternoon, enjoy exclusive studio access for hours of Open Studio, or take part in fun daily activities that are sure to bring out your playful side! Meet new friends, and make memories that last a lifetime.

August 17 - 21, 2026: Craft Intensives

Pottery Intensive (SOLD OUT)

Spend a week learning and refining wheel-throwing and hand-building skills. Focus on centering, making slabs, shaping simple functional forms, decoration, and glazing. All levels welcome from beginners to more experienced potters.

Teaching artist: Sarah Glass

Upholstery Intensive (SOLD OUT)

Have a chair you’ve been meaning to tackle but don’t know where to start? Stuck on springs, webbing, corners, or clean lines? Curious about materials, tools, and proper layering? Bring your piece and spend the week learning essential upholstery skills—from stripping and rebuilding to padding, fabric placement, and professional finishing techniques.

Teaching artists: Velvet Furn

Jewelry Intensive

Enjoy an immersive introduction to the skills and techniques of metalsmithing. Learn foundational skills like sizing, forming, texturing, soldering, sawing, filing, and finishing while gaining confidence using studio tools and materials.

Teaching artist: Kerstin Nichols

Jeans Intensive

Design and sew your own custom pair of jeans! Learn essential techniques of garment construction, with a focus on fit, durability, and thoughtful design details. You’ll work step-by-step through the jeans-making process, including pattern-making and modification, seam construction, topstitching, and finishing. With plenty of instructor support, you’ll leave the week with a completed pair of handmade jeans and the skills and confidence to continue sewing on your own. For students with basic sewing skills.

Teaching artists: Mary Worrell, Amy Somerstein

Explore each of our uniquely designed and fully equipped studios. Meet our wonderful teaching artists, and learn a new craft (or two) every day! Gather for fun community-building activities each afternoon, including yoga, tie dyeing, happy hour and an ice cream social!

Where to Eat

King Arthur Baking Co.

We’re all big fans of KA’s cafe and baking store, located in Norwich. Try one of the sticky buns, their classic French baguette, or a sugar-on-snow latte.

Wolf Tree

A 2025 finalist for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar, Wolf Tree in White River Junction serves up absolutely mind-blowing cocktails in an extremely well-appointed space. Get a meat and cheese plate if you plan to have more than 1 cocktail. (You will want to have more than 1.)

Putnam’s Vine/Yard

Their motto, “Coffee until wine,” really resonates with us. Lisa’s a fan of their fancy seasonal lattes and whiskey flights. Katie loves their chai or whatever glass of throaty red they recommend.

Phnom Penh

A 7-minute walk from CraftStudies brings you Phnom Penh, a staff and volunteer favorite for lunch. They specialize in East Asian fare like banh mi and pho. Case recommends the vermicelli noodles with curry chicken.

Happy Dumpling

Located the midst of an unassuming strip mall in West Leb, you’ll find some of the best soup dumplings you’ll ever eat.

WRJ Co-op

Our local grocery is a 2-minute walk from the studio. Get a custom sandwich made at the deli or grab one of their many delicious prepared options.

What to Do

Take a Hike!

Get outside and enjoy to beauty and calm of nature. Favorite hikes of CraftStudies staff and volunteers include:

Visit Our Fiber Friends

Vermont has a strong fiber arts and manufacturing community. Favorite shops include:

Shop Sustainably!

If you’re looking to do some shopping, we suggest giving old things a new life. (We’re crunchy Vermonters, after all.)

Where to Stay

The Norwich Inn is a classic Victorian hotel with all the modern amenities in the center of Norwich, Vermont.

Overlooking the Dartmouth College Green, the Hanover Inn offers a boutique hotel experience.

Located 15 minutes from CraftStudies, the Hilton Garden Inn is close to Dartmouth College, the Lebanon Opera House, several museums, and outdoor recreation.

Frequently Asked Questions

To register, click the Register button under the description of your preferred camp.
The Craft Sampler camp (August 10 - 14) is $500. The Craft Intensive camps (August 17 - 21) are $400, plus the cost of materials. Pricing covers tuition, beverages and bites, plus some special swag.
Unfortunately, no. However, if you’re interested in trying a lot of crafts, we recommend registering for the Craft Sampler camp.
You bet! Make this a staycation to remember!
For Adult Summer Camp 2026, cancellations must be made by July 15, 2026 to receive a refund or credit. A 5% processing fee is applied to all refunds. Refunds can be made in the form of payment or as a credit towards another CraftStudies class, workshop or camp within one calendar year of the date of issue. No refunds will be issued after July 15, 2026.
This is a stricter policy than our regular class and workshop cancellation policy as Adult Summer Camp has limited spots and occurs only once a year.

August 10 - 14 and August 17 - 21, 2026

Relive the magic of camp without the curfew!

Adult Summer Camp at CraftStudies is a weeklong craft retreat that blends classic camp activities (friendship bracelets! tie-dying! hiking!) with fine craft classes and adult-friendly perks.

Choose to explore many crafts with our Craft Sampler Camp or invest focused time in a weeklong Craft Intensive in pottery, upholstery, jewelry, or jeans. Enjoy special field trips, exclusive studio access, and the magic of summer in Vermont!

August 10 - 14, 2026: Craft Sampler